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Financial records.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Documents pertaining to money matters.

Found in 1516 Collections and/or Records:

Letters, accounts and other papers of, to, or concerning, Thomas and J A Carlyle., 1833-1880, undated.

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Identifier: MS.20752
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: (i) Two letters, 1868, to Thomas Carlyle concerning Thomas Erskine of Linlathen, one with a note by Thomas on the back, and eight letters, 1869-1871, undated, of Dr John Brown to J A Carlyle (folio 1); (ii) The end-paper of a book with Thomas Carlyle's signature, dated 1865, and bookplate (folio 29); (iii) Letters and accounts, 1859-1868, concerning the farm of Craigenputtoch, and receipts, 1878-1880, for taxes and other expenses for it (folio 30); (iv) Financial...
Dates: 1833-1880, undated.

Letters and papers, chiefly of James Anderson, Writer to the Signet.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.29.3.4
Scope and Contents

Much of the correspondence is personal or concerns Anderson`s historical work, but some is of a legal or financial nature. Folios 154-158 consist of invitations to funerals.

Dates: 1684-1731, and undated.

Letters and papers of the Urquhart family of Burdsyards, in Morayshire, together with some legal documents, chiefly from the parish of St Fergus, Aberdeenshire.

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Identifier: MS.9241
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Correspondence, 1698-1830, undated. Most of the letters are to Captain Robert Urquhart (died 1741) and his wife, Mary, on personal and legal matters. Among the correspondents are several members of the Forbes family of Culloden, who were related to Mary Urquhart. There are also some letters to Robert's two elder sons, and to his grandson, Colonel Duncan Urquhart, and a few miscellaneous letters, including one, 1830, of Sir Thomas Dick Lauder to the...
Dates: 1697-1830.

Letters of George Crabbe (1785-1857) to John Murray, publishers., 1832-1849.

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Identifier: MS.40287
Scope and Contents Letters of George Crabbe to John Murray II and to John Murray III. The letters are arranged chronologically.1832: folios 1-4;1833: folios 5-46;1834: folios 47-54;1835: folios 55-65;1837: folios 66-71;1841: folios 72-73;1844: folios 74-77;1846: folios 78-83;1848: folios 84-94;1849: folios 95-96;undated: folios 97-100.Financial documents concerning...
Dates: 1832-1849.

Letters to John Murray, publishers of correspondents of, or associated with, William Blackwood, publishers., 1806-1912.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.40109-40120
Scope and Contents

Also included are letters of John Murray, publishers to William Blackwood, publishers, together with letters of other members of the book trade. The letters relate to the business relationship between the two firms, particularly Blackwood as the agent of John Murray.

Dates: 1806-1912.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Coulton to Courtenay., 1844-1918

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Identifier: MS.40281
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. Further folios have been added at the end of the sequence.Coulton, David Trevena.Letters, 1851-1854, of David Trevena Coulton to John Murray III and John Gibson Lockhart. Folios 1-97.Coulton, Sophia.Letters, 1861-1863, 1866, 1870, 1877 and 1879, of Sophia Coulton to John Murray III. Folios 98-121.Council of Military Education....
Dates: 1844-1918

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Scott, M. to Scouller., 1812-1924.

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Identifier: MS.41072
Scope and Contents The letters are arranged alphabetically by the surnames of the writers. Where more than one letter is held for a writer, the letters are arranged by date.Scott, Anne, 1830. Folios 1-2.Scott, Mary Monica Maxwell, 1880-1919. Folios 3-53. Partially dated. Folios 54-69.Scott, Percy, estimates for “Antarctic Expedition”, by Captain Percy Scott. Folios 70-71.Scott, Peter, 1854. Folios 72-73.Scott, R.A., 1812. Folios 74-75....
Dates: 1812-1924.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Mill, J. to Millar., 1771-1927.

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Identifier: MS.40813
Scope and Contents This manuscript includes letters, 1808-1830, of James Mill, and letters, 1835-1842, of his son John Stuart Mill, to John Murray II.Also included are letters, 1771-1775, of John Millar, Professor of Law at Glasgow University, to John Murray I. Some concern his work “Observations concerning the distinction of ranks in society”. All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Mill, James, 1808-1830: folios 1-18;...
Dates: 1771-1927.